Based on the extract below and the novella as a
whole, what is the significance of settings?
As the cab drew up before the address indicated, the fog
lifted a little and showed him a dingy street, a gin palace,
a low French eating house, a shop for the retail of penny
numbers and twopenny salads, many ragged children
huddled in the doorways, and many women of many
different nationalities passing out, key in hand, to have a
morning glass; and the next moment the fog settled
down again upon that part, as brown as umber, and cut
him off from his blackguardly surroundings. This was the
home of Henry Jekyll's favourite; of a man who was heir
to a quarter of a million sterling.

The setting not only gives us a mild characteristic about the a character Jekyll's his "favorite," but also set a mysterious, ambiguous tone throughout the passage. This emphasizes the idea that the place and intentions of the protagonist are unknown and may have upsetting conclusions. This also suggests that Jekyll is willing to go through dangerous and unsettling conditions to achieve what he wants to achieve in this area.

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